Bundi Travel Guide

The small sleepy town of Bundi, a rather unexplored city with rich historical wealth is surrounded by the Aravali hills on three sides and is circumscribed by a massive wall with four gateways. Impressive medieval forts, palaces and temples with beautiful stone idols and Chhatri's (Cenotaphs) with carved pillars along with a scenic lake in the heart of the town that add to its charm.

The original history claims that Bundi was once the capital of the great Hadoti Kingdom. But then Kota in 1624 was separated as an independent state by the King Akbar and thus the journey of Bundi downfall started. A prominent author approached BUNDI, He came, saw and He created Rudyard and Kipling's inspiration took birth in the state of Bundi and so inspired was he by the enchanting set up that he captured its images and applied them to his works.

Sukh Niwas Palaces
Sukh Niwas Palaces evokes memories of RUDYARD KIPLING who not only stayed here but found inspiration for his famous work KIM.

Sar Bagh
Sar Bagh has 66 royal cenotaphs. Step wells (Bawari) are another prominent highlights of Bundi, these served as water reservoirs in the months of summers, there were over 50 wells but many of them had to suffer the ravages of the time. The Chhatar Mahal is adorned with beautiful wall paintings of the famous Bundi School. And so are the Zanana Mahal (palace for the queens) and Badal Mahal.

Phool Sagar
The Phool Sagar is an excellent and well-planned structure as also the decoration of this Rajput edifice an underground tunnel is believed to run from the Sukh Mahal to the old palace. This little town has yet retained a medieval atmosphere. Bundi is not exactly a tourist tramping ground but never the less, this adds on to its appeal with a curiosity to explore it. The look of the town has a Bluish hue same as that of Jodhpur. With no renovating desire, the art is in a crumbling state of disrepair.